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Ilchoréta apá enkíne, oldía ó enkíténg. Óre enkolóng nabô népuo páran te engárrî.
Mbuzi, Mbwa na Ng’ombe walikuwa marafiki wa karibu sana. Siku moja walisafiri kwa teksi.
Goat, Dog, and Cow
were great friends. One
day they went on a
journey in a taxi.
Óre peê ebayá, néjokí oláréwání lé engárri peê élâk iropiyianí enyê. Nélak enkíteng inenyéna.
Walipofika mwisho wa safari yao, dereva aliwaomba walipe nauli zao. Ng’ombe alilipa nauli yake.
When they reached the
end of their journey, the
driver asked them to
pay their fares. Cow
paid her fare.
Nélak oldía aitulusoó, amû meáta esíáná oó iropiyianí naáíririkíno.
Mbwa alilipa zaidi kidogo kwa sababu hakuwa na pesa taslimu.
Dog paid a bit extra,
because he did not
have the correct money.
Néjo oláréwání áshúkóki oldía iropiyianí enyéna naátelekutúa, nédol enkíné peê eisík aló éítû élâk.
Dereva alipokaribia kumpa Mbwa chenji yake, Mbuzi alitoroka bila kulipa chochote.
The driver was about to
give Dog his change
when Goat ran away
without paying
anything.
Négoro naléng oláréwání. Néreu engárri aló éítû eshukokí oldía iropiyianí enyéna naáshukokíno.
Dereva alikasirika sana. Aliondoka bila kumrudishia Mbwa chenji yake.
The driver was very
annoyed. He drove
away without giving
Dog his change.
Náa ínâ peê óre o táatá kémir oldía engárri aing’orú olaréwani leitú éíshô iropiyianí enyéna naáshukúnye.
Hiyo ndiyo sababu hadi leo Mbwa hukimbiza magari ili achungulie ndani kuona kama atampata dereva mwenye chenji yake.
That is why, even
today, Dog runs
towards a car to peep
inside and find the
driver who owes him his
change.
Néísik enkíne tenéning engárri nalotú. Kéuré ajó kéíbung’í amû eitú élâk iropiyianí enyéna.
Mbuzi hukimbia anaposikia mlio wa gari. Anaogopa atakamatwa kwa kutolipa nauli.
Goat runs away from
the sound of a car. She
is afraid she will be
arrested for not paying
her fare.
Néméírut nínye enkíteng tenéning engárri nalotú. Kédeenyári tenélang enkóítói. Kéyíólo ajó étáláá iropiyianí enyéna te lulúng’ata.
Na Ng’ombe hababaiki gari likiwa linakuja. Ng’ombe huvuka barabara bila wasiwasi kwa sababu anajua alilipa nauli yake yote.
And Cow is not
bothered when a car is
coming. Cow takes her
time crossing the road
because she knows she
paid her fare in full.
Written by: Fabian Wakholi
Illustrated by: Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Leonard Kotikash
Read by: Jackson
